The First Post of 2009

The countdown yesterday. We reached church around 4.30pm. Jean and I set up PA system in 3B. The rest were doing decos, Jacky was rehearsing the ppt presentation. The PA system is quite confusing. There's this cupboard, with wires coiled up everywhere. So you have to look at the heads and tails of them to make out which ones are for what. Thankfully, we found every wire we needed. Then, we had to find out which tail to plug into the sound system. There's this mixer thingy with so many holes. After some trial and error, we managed to cram in the wires. It's like a jigsaw puzzle, 3D. Then we had to tape and coil up the wires leading to the temp speakers so that people don't trip and fall just before the new year. jean and I took around 1.5 hours doing that stuff.

At 6.30, we all stopped work and went opposite to eat at macs. We spent most of the time laughing. It took us so long to eat cus someone would have to say something very funny, then the food is still stuck in the mouth, but then need to laugh. So you can imagine the torture. The nugget or burger bobbing up and down as we laugh.

Then, went back to church and started to relax. We searched some funny youtube videos and since the laptop and projector were connected, it was big screen plus surround sound. Guo feng and Bryan had a hard time rehearsing their song leading. Jian ling, jasmine, jean, shermaine and I were continuing laughing part 2, except increasing in intensity.

The place was decorated with candles in aluminium foil boats. They were placed on the floor, along the chairs. When the lights went off, it looked very nice. The bad thing, when the lights were on, people forgot there were candles and started kicking them. So the wax spilled out and we had to keep shovelling wax off the ground. The when Jean runs past, the light dies and we have to relight. I was helping block wind when Jean was relighting. Then I think her hand caught fire or something and she jumped up. The the lighter touched my arm and she didnt let it off till a second later. My arm touched the hot metal part and got burned. First it was just a burning sensation. Then it was painful, ok that's about the same. Then it swelled, then formed a blister. Today, the blister isn't painful anymore, but it is itchy. I realised that I've had a long chain of injuries since dunno when.

Head extension - another head extension - forgot wat else.. - fell into drain - tripped over jean - closed a stand on my finger - burnt my arm..

One accident always has to occur while the previous injury is recovering. That's why I'm almost mentally prepared.

The actual countdown service went relatively smoothly.

I don't want the holiday to end yet. Arhh..